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Release the Day
Barney Mcall
Release the Day
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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Call this Australian-born pianist's New York answering machine and you'll hear Radiohead's "Knives Out," a forlorn song that slips and slides like a wicked ocean undertow. This is a clue to the open-ended music of Releas...  more »

     
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All Artists: Barney Mcall
Title: Release the Day
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Transparent Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 5/22/2001
Genres: Jazz, Pop
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 686325001023

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Call this Australian-born pianist's New York answering machine and you'll hear Radiohead's "Knives Out," a forlorn song that slips and slides like a wicked ocean undertow. This is a clue to the open-ended music of Release the Day, which hints at the dark melodies of Radiohead, the happy strut of Dollar Brand, the exotic allure of Randy Weston, and the funky counter-rhythms of Cubano bop. The opening track, "Thirty Three," is a simple motif repeated for 15-plus minutes, casting an engrossing spell while Joey Baron, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Eddie Bobe, and Gary Bartz tease its gossamer melody. It's a simmering introduction to a beautiful record. The album inches along from the Afro-Cuban rumination of "Obatala" to the spectral chant of "Chaos Lento" to the bluesy, beautiful saunter of the "Release the Day," which recalls a Becker-Fagen brass melody from Aja or Two Against Nature. Using space and simplicity, Barney McAll conjures mighty music. --Ken Micallef

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Stellar Debut by Little Known Jazz Pianist
Jan P. Dennis | Monument, CO USA | 06/11/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Who is Barney McAll? With no biographical information included in this CD package it's hard to know. I have a feeling he's from Down Under, but that's just a guess.But it doesn't matter. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and there's some awfully tasty goodies here. The first cut, "Thirty Three," a slow burn featuring Obatala rhythms, grabs right from the outset and doesn't let go. Featuring some very creative horn work as well as mesmerizing percussion, not to mention stunning piano playing, this is the high point of the set, worth every single second of its fifteen-plus mintues. Still, there's not a weak cut in the bunch. Although most tunes are slow ballads or mid-tempo grooves, McAll's so full of ideas that he always keeps things interesting.If you've enjoyed Nocturne, the latest from Charlie Haden, or anything by Peter Epstein, give this a try. Highest recommendation."